NEW240Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: European Colonialism, Neocolonialism, Labour Power
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Colonialism: settlement in new country that forms relationship with its parent country. Post colonialism: as result of age of colonialism being over, all nations that were previously colonized are now in post-colonial world o. Equity concepts that we might take about: intersectionality, normalcy, formal equality vs. substantive equity. Formal equality same resources to everyone; sameness there is no gender, race, difference. Substantive equity recognizing that differences matter and considering those differences in socioeconomic and historical context; social justice: neoliberalism. Go over lecture topics and connect them to the readings. Survival of the fittest (social darwinism) argument is that humans compete with one another for survival; the victorious group is successful because it is superior to other groups. Adaption rich and powerful were better adapted to social and economic climate of the time. Natural selection it is natural, normal, and proper for the strong to thrive at the expense of the weak.
